That's where it got a crazy. They went above and beyond protecting skill players, and it started there. It has nothing to do with CTE research either.
The Super Bowl last month was the most watched telecast ever.
I hate that you can't do surprise onside kicks anymore. Huge element of the game being taken away. You have to declare if you're attempting an onside now. Do not like that part of the rule at all.
They are going to have games every day of the week soon enough. It appears to be their goal.
Which is fine and dandy for us fans, but I know players HATE the Thursday games with a short week to recover and prep.
NFL Thursday night football has been bad for a while. The quality of those games for years has been subpar.
I don't know why they haven't just made teams coming off a BYE play the Thursday games.
They definitely tapped into a whole market of women and teens that otherwise may not have been watching.
Be that as it may, the NFL is not going to implode. College football is not going to implode. Yes, this is a message board and we're all prone to hyperbole, but we've seen new rules come about over the years and whatever resistance or concern they've been met with people are still watching. Helmet to helmet, horse collars and crack backs have all been banned prior to this. Life went on.
There was a similar sentiment after the Clay Matthews roughing the passer call in 2018... yet here we are
Against the Vikings, that was a brutal call. Game is going soft, but we keep watching, I agree. And that's not gonna change anytime soon. Just sad to see it.
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This market is insane.
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Of all the things on that list, Week 16 is the most likely to occur.
